I keep hearing that the highest recorded temp in the world is 135F.When I was in Kuwait it hit 152 on wetbulb.

Question

When I was in Kuwait it hit 152 degrees F measured on a wetbulb thermometer in July 2007 by our U.S, Military Preventive Medicine Team. It was regularly 142 - 146 F. The Kuwaiti Governmentdoes not record the temperatures at this level because it means that they must stop all construction in the country. Not reporting it officially is a loophole. So the Kuwaiti's just post it lower. This may explain the recording of Temperature below 140's which regularly occur in this part of the world.

Answer 1

The record temps are measured with a dry bulb, not a wet one.